Our Process
Unlike any other global producer, the production of trū Chitosan is fully integrated. We grow the shrimp, we harvest the exoskeleton tissue, we extract the chitin, and we deacetylate it to your required specifications of DDA and Molecular Weight. Your benefit? Consistent behavior, unmatched purity, and a complete chain of custody for safety and peace of mind. When it comes to your pharmaceutical or medical device production or intense research, why would you risk anything less than trū Chitosan.
PACKAGE & DOCUMENT
The dried and ground tissue undergoes biological enumeration testing, lot assignment and chain-of-custody documentation before being packaged. Only then is it transferred to the reactions that yield trū Chitosan.
PRODUCE
The precisely prepared and documented tissue is then run through a series of cGMP-governed reactions and drying steps in an FDA-registered and ISO 9001-certified facility to yield trū Chitosan.
ANALYZE
The finished lot of trū Chitosan is tested in certified laboratories (both internal and external) to ensure that it meets the requirements of the USP-NF monograph. Please see trū Chitosan specifications for detail.
CERTIFY
With the analysis and documentation complete, a Certificate of Analysis and an industry-unique Certificate of Origin are issued.
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CULTIVATE
Consistent chitosan behavior begins with consistent exoskeleton tissue. For trū Chitosan, it starts with single genetics, single-species shrimp to produce identical exoskeleton tissue, day-in and day-out. Pacific White Leg shrimp (litopenaeus vannamei) from a single genetic supplier provide the consistent exoskeleton raw material.
COLLECT
We harvest exoskeletal tissue from the shrimp grown in our captive indoor Tidal Basin and immediately preserve it by drying it (<0.60 water activity) and prepare it for conversion by grinding to a precise particle size.